Show Prospectors Prospectors' Wanted f kit y v J 44 p 44 t H j A survey suncy of mining con conditions throughout Utah reveals that few new metal mines have ha been developed developed de de- de during the pas pase decade Several smaller producers have been added to the list of producing mines but no nu new large scale operators oper have been uncovered during this period The reasons for or this surprising condition can he attributed to a number o ot or factors Chief among these Is the fact that th tb surface deposits of or the curly days das have long since been developed eloped and that prospectors prospectors pro pro- specters must go deeper Into the earth to find the tho hidden grains of ot minerals Economic conditions have also been a factor as there is littIe little lit lit- tle tIe desire to risk money In the development development de de- de of a mine when business is below normal In many Instances instances In in- stances some of ot the larger producing producing ing mines have found it necessary to curtail development de operations in order to meet emergencies Generally speaking Utah's resources resources re reo re- re sources have only been s scratched The state lIOS possesses vast deposits of undeveloped or only partially developed developed de dc de- de More prospectors prospectors tors tars and more encouragement for prospectors iO is ii needed Mining ing today Is a much different industry than it was in the early earh days There are many ore bodies yet to be uncovered and Utah's metallic resources have only been touched Tho ore bodies bodles however are more difficult to find Operators Opera Opera- tors tom are forced arced to spend thousands ot or dollars sounding out a geological theory Sometimes th the theore ore Is found and sometimes it is not Not only is the search more but each foot toot of work costs vastly more mora than it did a few years ears ago Since discovery of the North Lily Llly mine In Eureka in the late lata twenties no new ore are bodies of ot major Importance have ha-e been developed developed deve deve- loped in the Tintic district Except Except Ex Ex- Ex for tor a few lessee operations little development work has been done outside the larger mines such as Tintic Standard Park Parle City Consolidated was the thelast thelast thelast last lar scale large escale producer added ad ed in inthe Inthe inthe the Park City mining region Since that time ore oro has been discovered at the Park City Utah mine and the New ew Park mine adjoining Several new ore are bodies have been uncovered In the older mines of ot the Bingham district but no new mines have been uncovered in recent years yc Other smaller district dis report a similar condition In view of ot this operators are payIng pay pay- paying Ing more and more attention to ore bodies that have ha been deve dove loped Always mines have a certain cere tam tain quantity of ot ore that Is not due tp the fact that the grade or value will not permit its shipment on current metal prices T s Is known as marginal ore When hen metal prices move upward therefore the operator does not rush his grade high to the market and deplete his mine He Hc turns to the lower grade produce increases increases' production and keeps his total metal production on a somewhat even basis |